Grilled Chicken Wings
This is a classic grilled chicken wing recipe that makes juicy and flavorful chicken wings. Serve these up with your favorite dipping sauces, and you have the ultimate appetizer or easy meal.
Servings: 4
Calories: 663kcal
Ingredients
- 3 pounds chicken wings (party size of cut up into two pieces)
Brine:
- 5 cups water
- ½ cup salt
- ½ cup sugar
Sauce:
- ¼ cup olive oil
- 1 tbsp minced garlic
- 1 cup fresh lemon juice
- 1 tsp cracked black pepper
- 1 tsp onion powder
- ½ tbsp oregano
- 1 tbsp liquid honey
Instructions
- In a large bowl (5 Quart), stir together brine ingredients (salt, sugar and water). Place raw chicken wings in the brine and cover the top with plastic food wrap. Let this sit in the fridge for two hours before continuing to the next step.
- In a frying pan over medium-high heat, stir together olive oil and garlic until garlic starts to lightly brown. Add in remaining sauce ingredients: lemon juice, pepper, onion powder, oregano and honey. Simmer for 5 minutes. Remove from heat and set aside.
- Preheat the grill to 350F. Remove chicken wings from brine and place on the grill. Flip these every 5 minutes for about 20 minutes or until the internal temperature of the chicken wing reaches 165F.
- Dip each cooked wing in lemon sauce mixture and grill for an additional 2 minutes per side.
- Serve hot.
Nutrition
Calories: 663kcal | Carbohydrates: 36g | Protein: 35g | Fat: 43g | Saturated Fat: 10g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 141mg | Sodium: 14298mg | Potassium: 393mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 31g | Vitamin A: 295IU | Vitamin C: 30mg | Calcium: 72mg | Iron: 3mg